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(Check out the original 1960s TV series on DVD, where Macnee played opposite Honor Blackmon or Diana Rigg!)
Actor Patrick Macnee, star of The Avengers TV series, has died in California at the age of 93.
The Briton, best known for playing John Steed in the 1960s television series, died at home with his family at his bedside.
He also played roles in theatre, appearing on Broadway.
A statement on the actor's website read: "Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry.
"He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them.
"Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of memories and good wishes.”
After playing a number of minor roles, including one in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, Macnee shot to fame in the original Avengers series between 1961 and 1969.
The New Avengers: Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt and Patrick Macnee (Rex)
He returned when the series was reprised in the 1970s, appearing alongside Joanna Lumley's Purdey and Gareth Hunt's Mike Gambit.
He also appeared in the 1985 James Bond film A View to Kill, playing an ally of Roger Moore's Bond character.
The actor, whose full name was Daniel Patrick Macnee, was born in London on February 6 1922.
His mother, a niece of the 13th Earl of Huntingdon and a socialite, went into labour at a party. Macnee never discovered whether she reached hospital or if he was born in a carriage half-way down Bayswater Road.
Actor Patrick Macnee, star of The Avengers TV series, has died in California at the age of 93.
The Briton, best known for playing John Steed in the 1960s television series, died at home with his family at his bedside.
He also played roles in theatre, appearing on Broadway.
A statement on the actor's website read: "Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry.
"He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them.
"Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of memories and good wishes.”
After playing a number of minor roles, including one in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, Macnee shot to fame in the original Avengers series between 1961 and 1969.
The New Avengers: Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt and Patrick Macnee (Rex)
He returned when the series was reprised in the 1970s, appearing alongside Joanna Lumley's Purdey and Gareth Hunt's Mike Gambit.
He also appeared in the 1985 James Bond film A View to Kill, playing an ally of Roger Moore's Bond character.
The actor, whose full name was Daniel Patrick Macnee, was born in London on February 6 1922.
His mother, a niece of the 13th Earl of Huntingdon and a socialite, went into labour at a party. Macnee never discovered whether she reached hospital or if he was born in a carriage half-way down Bayswater Road.
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